Category Archives: video

Did Caffeine Create The Enlightenment?

Posted on July 6, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Joe Rogan guest Michael Pollan notes that caffeine was unknown in Europe until the 1650s, when coffee, tea and chocolate all arrived: “Before caffeine, it was a very different world, and a very different consciousness. People were drunk a lot … Continue reading →

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Happy Independence Day!

Posted on July 4, 2021 by Lawrence Person

I hope you’re enjoying America’s 245th Birthday today. In celebration, enjoy some vaguely-related videos. Here are some fireworks fails, complete with lots of cussing: Speaking of profanity, here’s “America Fuck Yeah” from Team America: World Police. (This version is funnier, … Continue reading →

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Conceptual Criminals vs. The Art Police

Posted on July 3, 2021 by Lawrence Person

This is a video about Sharks! More specifically, about Sharks! the art project, and about the war between conceptual artists and a London-area conservation planning bureaucracy: Plus a side story about how The Guardian is garbage. (Hat tip: thatamish1.)

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J.P. Sears Teaches Critical Race Theory

Posted on June 26, 2021 by Lawrence Person

It’s one of those pop quizzes where the answer is always C): Racism. Plus: Hitler!

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Tomahawk Block V Arrives

Posted on June 24, 2021 by Lawrence Person

The Navy has taken delivery of new Block V Tomahawk missiles: Raytheon has delivered the US Navy’s first Block V configured Tomahawk missile, marking a major milestone for the capability modernisation programme. The latest delivery creates a path to provide … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Rumbles NCAA Scam

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Lawrence Person

I used to follow some college athletics. Now I don’t. At the same time universities were getting more and more expensive, they were also getting more and more woke. College sports used to be an oasis from that nonsense, but … Continue reading →

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Why The Navy Killed Zumwalt Destroyers

Posted on June 15, 2021 by Lawrence Person

I can’t remember if I’ve included a LinkSwarm link on the problems of Zumwalt-class destroyers, which the navy killed after only three of the projected thirty-two ships were built. This video offers a solid overview of the issues that led … Continue reading →

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Nine Year Old Comedy Special Gives Glimpse of Better World Before Wokepocalypse

Posted on June 12, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Here’s an HBO special from nine years ago with four top comedians (Jerry Seinfeld, Louis C.K., Chris Rock and Ricky Gervais) talking about how comedy works, how they work using old and new material, how they deal with sensitive subjects, … Continue reading →

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Bill Maher On The College Scam

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Lawrence Person

As the one-eyed myopic liberal in the land of the blind, there are a bunch of Bill Maher videos that I’ve almost posted, only to get about three-quarters of the way in and go “Nah, too smarmy.” Or “Not funny … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for June 4, 2021

Posted on June 4, 2021 by Lawrence Person

The pandemic may almost be over, but Mao Tze Lung is still in the news! Katherine Eban at Vanity Fair is shocked, shocked to discover that the Wuhan Coronavirus may have come from a lab! On February 19, 2020, The … Continue reading →

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